Porth Ceriad Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.79° N 4.51° W

Porth Ceriad 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Porth Ceriad sea temperature is
17.7°C
2.2° 

Porth Ceriad surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 1AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (12 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (12 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
1.1
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
2
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
2
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
32
32
63
47
163
284
347
385
352
220
163
100
76
54
33
20
20
19
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
15
SW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NW
10
WSW
10
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
High Tide
9:11PM4.83m
9:33AM4.45m
9:50PM4.85m
10:10AM4.47m
Low Tide
4:02PM0.14m
4:29AM-0.11m
4:37PM0.12m
5:03AM0.00m
5:10PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:40
7:38
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
17
15
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
13
12
9
9
9
9
9
12
13
13
15
16
14
12
14
14
14
13
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